Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka is set to start her grass season at a WTA 250 tournament in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the tournament announced.
Osaka, 26, has never played on the grass courts of ‘s-Hertogenbosch before and this year’s appearance will mark her debut at the Dutch tournament.
By signing up for ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Osaka also revealed that she plans to start her grass season right from Week 1 as the tournament is slated to kick off on June 10th, just a day after the French Open ends.
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Four-time Grand Slam champion and former number one of the world Osaka joins the field of participants and will make her debut in the Netherlands.
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Osaka starting her grass season early and indicating that she will have a loaded schedule during the grass season isn’t really a surprise considering that she revealed earlier this year that one of her big post-pregnancy goals was to become a better player on grass and clay.
Osaka kept her promise during the clay season as the French Open is her fourth tournament on the dirt.
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